🚨 𝗡𝗘𝗪: According to a university study, people who prefer Lionel Messi are more likely to have LEFT-WING political views, while people who prefer Cristiano Ronaldo are more likely to have RIGHT-WING political views.
The study found that Messi fans are generally more progressive and analytical, while Ronaldo fans are generally more conservative and place a higher value on authority.
— Social Science Research Network, via @lequipe.
Some guy pulled up to the World Cup event in a MAGA hat to harass the Mexico supporters and a bunch of Korean dudes stepped up and almost jumped him. This is the closest we’ve ever been to world peace 😭
JUST IN: New study suggests political ideology is the strongest predictor of Messi/Ronaldo preference — with progressives leaning Messi & conservatives leaning Ronaldo.
“I wrote this because I can’t speak about it.
I wrote this because I want you to know that I will make sure that you live on.”
@RBLeipzig and @equipenatciv winger Yan Diomande on the life of his sister, Roxane. https://t.co/6wQmpdWTSi
"Aussie boys are on a bender. Donald Trump is a sex offender" generational chant btw. Always have said they're some of the best in international football 🏴🤝🇦🇺
🚨🚨| Ayman Hussein was detained by US authorities and questioned for seven hours before the tournament.
Now, he’s written his name into the history books by scoring Iraq’s 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃 𝐂𝐔𝐏 𝐆𝐎𝐀𝐋 in 40 years. ✨🇮🇶
Iran was ordered to leave the U.S. and return to Mexico directly after their first match of the World Cup.
The team had expected to spend the night in California, but was told after their match that everyone must immediately get on a plane for the 140-mile trip back to Tijuana, Mexico.
Coach Amir Ghalenoei says the team was ordered to leave the U.S. but did not say why or who ordered them to leave earlier than planned.
"I think our team is perhaps the most oppressed in the World Cup."
🚨🚨| BREAKING: Uruguay’s national team plane was reportedly prevented from departing for the United States due to administrative issues, with some documents said to be missing. 🇺🇾✈️❌
Uruguay are due to face Saudi Arabia in Miami tomorrow, but a replacement flight is now expected to leave in the coming hours.
[@Romain_Molina]
A reminder that Flo Balogun would not be on the US Men's National Team if Trump's birthright citizenship order was in place when he was born in NY. The first US man to score more than one goal in a World Cup match since the very first World Cup in 1930.